What are important features on a new car to you?

anewme

I love the reversing camera. Also the touch screen stereo with the car data.
Folding wing mirrors.
Does anyone use the app connect features on their cars?

audi12

anewme wrote: »

I love the reversing camera. Also the touch screen stereo with the car data.
Folding wing mirrors.
Does anyone use the app connect features on their cars?

I can drive so dont need a camera

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

When buying a car I look for the following

Auto gearbox
Auto lights and wipers
Heated seats + electric memory settings
Estate type car, makes better for moving stuff, or jeep , suv
Aux imput for music and bluetooth for phone (if i can get music played over bluetooth then even better)
Infomat type system in dash is nice to play with for car details / sat nav etc.
Nice set of factory alloys (dont have to be any major size once they fit the car nicely)
Cruise control
Sunroof (paranromic or not )
Electric windows and mirrors
Arm rests front and back if possible
Cup holders are very important.
Parking sensors

And most importantly, Not an audi.

biko

audi12, banned from thread.
This is a thread for musing over nice features, not an opportunity for you to poo on people's choices.

audi12

biko wrote: »

audi12, banned from thread.
This is a thread for musing over nice features, not an opportunity for you to poo on people's choices.

Im giving my view on extras.

audi12

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

When buying a car I look for the following

Auto gearbox
Auto lights and wipers
Heated seats + electric memory settings
Estate type car, makes better for moving stuff, or jeep , suv
Aux imput for music and bluetooth for phone (if i can get music played over bluetooth then even better)
Infomat type system in dash is nice to play with for car details / sat nav etc.
Nice set of factory alloys (dont have to be any major size once they fit the car nicely)
Cruise control
Sunroof (paranromic or not )
Electric windows and mirrors
Arm rests front and back if possible
Cup holders are very important.
Parking sensors

And most importantly, Not an audi.

Not a Audi best cars on the road

biko

audi12 banned for real.

dudara

I actually don't want a lot of fancy "fluffy" stuff on a car. For instance, I don't get the point of sunroofs, reversing cameras etc. I have auto wipers and auto headlights on my current car and I don't really care for them. They're fine, but they don't quite come on at the same trigger point as when I'd prefer to switch them on.

Things that are essential for me are

(1) Bluetooth integration for handsfree driving
(2) Cruise control for easier motorway driving
(3) Aircon - more to help manage humidity than to keep the car cool
(4) Steering wheel mounted controls
(5) Inbuilt GPS - very handy to have it inbuilt into car, rather than mounting a GPS or phone somewhere
(6) Leather

I have door handle lights on my current car, and they've actually quite grown on me, even though they're nearly completely superfluous. They just look really well.

pippip

dudara wrote: »

(6) Leather

You'd probably want to change that nowadays to Quality Leather, some "leather" on new cars nowadays would actually put you off.

anewme

audi12 wrote: »

I can drive so dont need a camera

Ah, the old saying, sure he'd have an agrument with himself comes to mind.


I can drive also - driving 25 years and never as much as a tip!

I dont need the camera, but its handy to back into tight spaces.

anewme

pippip wrote: »

You'd probably want to change that nowadays to Quality Leather, some "leather" on new cars nowadays would actually put you off.

Yeah some of it looks like Pleather!